Best In Colorado Real Estate™: Boulder
2026-10-10
🏆 #1 in Colorado, #1 in Boulder County — ALEX Intelligence 2026: Income Gap Between Arriving and Departing Households
Boulder County leads the nation in the income differential between incoming and outgoing households — a 16.0% gap that reveals a deeper truth: the city is not growing wealth, it is importing it. This isn't about new construction or rising prices alone — it's about the systematic replacement of lower-income residents with higher-earning ones.
The data comes directly from ALEX Intelligence’s 2026 migration analysis, based on IRS Statistics of Income, county-to-county inflows (2022–23). The full report: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-10-10-boulder-mig-agi-gap
How does this shift impact your real estate strategy? Is affordability a policy challenge, or a structural reality of a wealth-entrance economy?
Top Counties by Income Gap Between Arriving and Departing Households (2022–23) (ALEX Intelligence — 2026)
#1 Boulder County, CO <- this market
#2 San Francisco County, CA
#3 Santa Clara County, CA
#4 Cook County, IL
#5 New York County, NY
Top Counties by Income Gap Between Arriving and Departing Households (2022–23) (ALEX Intelligence — 2026)
#1 Boulder County, CO <- this market
#2 Broomfield County, CO
Source: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-10-10-boulder-mig-agi-gap
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Diane Hart Alexander, MBA, MHA
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Diane Hart Alexander, Chair & CEO, ALEX Companies · Designated Broker · #574877-B · George Arnold Alexander III, Director, ALEX Companies · Associate Broker · #574878-B
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Diane Hart Alexander, Chair & CEO, ALEX Companies · Designated Broker · #574877-B · George Arnold Alexander III, Director, ALEX Companies · Associate Broker · #574878-B
Texas Real Estate Commission Information About Brokerage Services · TREC Consumer Protection Notice · trec.texas.gov



